Danny Glover, currently appearing on the TV series Brothers and Sisters, is best known for his performances in films including Dreamgirls, The Color Purple, To Sleep with Anger, and The Lethal Weapon movies. In the music-filled drama Honeydripper, set in 1950s Alabama, he plays the owner of a roadhouse nightclub threatened by the advent of rock 'n' roll. John Sayles, the pioneering independent filmmaker whose previous movies include The Brother from Another Planet, Matewan, and Lone Star, will participate in a conversation with Glover, moderated by Chief Curator David Schwartz. Scenes from Honeydripper will be shown, and the evening will be capped by a set of live music by Gary Clark Jr.

Reviewing the film in Variety, John Anderson wrote that "in the endearing musical time-piece Honeydripper, the indie icon [Sayles] lets his narrative gifts take the lead and the social issues follow like a tight bass line. The result is one of Sayles' best films. The music, a mix of blues, seminal rock and newcomer Gary Clark Jr.'s performance, will be an obvious draw, as will the performances by Danny Glover and other leading African-American actors."

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